The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) has finalized the distinguished panel of judges who will preside over its hearings in Madrid from October 8–10, 2025 [download the program] The Tribunal will hear the prosecutors’ statement, together with testimonies from Afghan women survivors and expert evidence, to examine the Taliban’s system of gender persecution and assess it…
Article en français ci-dessous 56° SESSION ON THE VIOLATIONS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS BY MAGHREB STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND SEVERAL OF ITS MEMBER STATES Palermo, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, 23-25 October 2025 At the request of a coalition of Maghreb civil society associations, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal will hold…
Adopted by an 86% majority of its members on 31 August 2025, the resolution on the situation in Gaza by the International Association of Genocide Scholars takes on particular importance at a time when we are witnessing unspeakable horrors that defy any criminal definition of international law, alongside the position of the international community of…
A coalition of Afghan civil society organizations has announcedt today the launch of a People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan before this Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT), an initiative to address the impunity around gender persecution in Afghanistan. By launching this session, Afghan civil society and women’s rights groups are creating a pathway to hold the…
Sarajevo was deliberately chosen as the site for the Gaza Tribunal to hold its first Public Assembly, symbolically linking the sufferings and genocide being experienced by the people of Gaza today with those of nearby Srebrenica in 1995. For centuries, Sarajevo and Palestine exemplified the possibility of integration of ethnic and religious groups and cultures,…
THE EXAMPLE OF ROJAVA FOR THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN SYRIA The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal ruling on Rojava vs. Turkey June 18, 2025, 11:30 a.m. Sala dell’Istituto di Santa Maria in Aquiro. Piazza Capranica, 72 – Rome Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@senatorepubblica Institutional greetings Tino Magni Introduction Gianni Tognoni Speakers Giacinto Bisogni, Domenico Gallo, Khaled Issa, Ezio Menzione,…
The judgment of the 54th session of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) on Rojava vs. Turkey was presented to the European Parliament in Brussels on 26 March 2025. In addition to the judges and the General Secretary of the PPT, representatives of the prosecution, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams, and…
PRESENTATION OF THE JUDGMENT ON ROJAVA VS. TURKEY 26 March 2025, 14.00 – 16.00 CET European Parliament – Brussels Entrance: Place Luxembourg Opening Session 14.00-14.10 Gianni TOGNONI, Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal General Secretary Main Session 14.10-14.55 Presentation of the judgment, Frances WEBBER, president of the panel and judges Giacinto BISOGNI, José Elías ESTEVE MOLTÓ, Gabrielle…
You can access the statement issued by the panel of judges of the Permanent People’s Tribunal following the session Rojava vs. Turkey, held in Brussels on 5-6 February 2025. The final judgment was presented on 26 March 2025 at the European Parliament. For more information on the event, please visit the News section of this…
Download the statement in pdf This is the preliminary statement of the panel of judges of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, 54th session, sitting in Brussels on 5 and 6 February 2025 to decide on the responsibility of senior Turkish officials for alleged crimes of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity in Rojava, north-east…
